Funding Insurtech Investment Startup Venture Capital

Naspers Foundry Leads $11m Series A Investment in Insurtech Startup, Naked

Naspers, through its early-stage tech investment vehicle Naspers Foundry, announced a US$8.3 million investment in Naked, the artificial intelligence (AI)-driven insurtech company that offers

AgricTech

Women to Take Driving Seat in Nigeria’s Male-dominated Farming Industry

For the past 13 years, Linda Sheknami Auta has grown rice, maize, yam and soybeans by hand. It is a long and

Appointment People

Microsoft Appoints Ola Williams As Country Manager For Nigeria

Ola Williams has been announced as the new Country Manager for Microsoft Nigeria. Previously the Specialist Sales Leader working with

Agro-tech Funding Investment Venture Capital

South African Agritech Startup, Khula, Secures $1.3m Seed Round, Launches New App

Khula, the South African agritech startup, has raised $1.3 million seed round led by AECI, and joined by E Squared,

Wapi Pay
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Wapi Pay Raises $2.2 million to Digitize Africa-Asia Trade Payments

Wapi Pay, a fintech startup, based in Singapore and headquartered in Kenya has raised $2.2 Million in pre-seed funding to

Appointment

MTN Appoints Shoyinka Shodunke and Adia Sowho as CIO and CMO

MTN Nigeria has appointed two new Nigerian executives as part of efforts to make its management team wholly Nigerian. They

Catalyst Fund
Fintech

Catalyst Fund Announces its Latest Cohort of Companies Bringing Inclusive Fintech Solutions to Underserved Communities

PayPal joins as a new supporter as Catalyst Fund explores connections between digital finance and climate resilience Catalyst Fund, a

Bolt
Bolt Ride-hailing

Bolt Launches Early Cashout Option For Drivers

Bolt has launched an on-demand cash withdrawal option to provide early access to cash earned on the platform from cashless

DLM Capital
Fintech Press Release

DLM Capital Group Announces Winner For its 2021 Pegasus Fintech Challenge

DLM Capital Group through its digital banking subsidiary “SOFRI” has announced EazyChange as the winner of the first edition of

Hushpuppi
Fraud

Hushpuppi Pleads Guilty As He Fingers Abba Kyari in US Cyber Fraud Trial

Ramon Olorunwa Abbas aka Hushpuppi, the Nigerian socialite currently facing trial in the United States for money laundering and internet